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Does it matter what order you send players to take penalties?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Updated: Thursday, 8:45am (fancy chart added) In light of another bout of Ronaldo playing to the cameras with a face full of restrained aggro at not getting the chance to take Portugal’s fifth penalty, it’s worth looking at this idea … Continue reading →

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Donosti Cup or bust!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Looks like we’re taking my U16 girls team to the Donosti Cup in San Sebastian, Spain next July. Here’s the online brochure. Feel free to leave your best youth sport fundraising ideas in the comments section!

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Review: Scotland v Spain (Euro 2012 qualifier)

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

Yes, Scotland got slated for their decision to play a bizarre 4-6-0 against the Czechs mid-week in the hope of getting a very valuable away draw to the team they will be fighting over second place in their group with. … Continue reading →

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U17 Women’s World Cup: Spain v Brazil goal analysis

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

I’ll preface this by saying that, as the name of the blog suggests, it’s very easy to be an armchair critic and dissect what went wrong after the fact. Still, I’m going to do it because I think from a … Continue reading →

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Zonal Marking interpret the FIFA World Cup technical report

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

4-2-3-1 was the buzz formation of the World Cup so you may see a big move to that formation on the field this season. It’s a difficult one to pull off with kids though. I played it for most of … Continue reading →

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Iniesta is class incarnate

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Here’s the winning goal (it won’t embed): I wish the clip started ten seconds earlier. I’d already expressed shock at the introduction of Navas for Pedro but it was true that Spain were really lacking width due to the natural … Continue reading →

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The Final: keys for both teams

Posted on July 11, 2010 by

Quick post before the kickoff… For Holland: 1. Test Casillas. People keep insisting Casillas is still one of the best. I haven’t seen that. He’s rarely been tested and I blame him for the goal against the Swiss. You can’t … Continue reading →

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Muller v Pique: tale of two yellows

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

It’s undeniable that referee calls heading into the Spain v Germany semi-final had a huge effect. Thomas Muller, Germany’s leading scorer, was given his second yellow card against Argentina. For this: Definitely one of the weakest yellow cards of the … Continue reading →

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Now what!

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

It’s been 19 straight days of between 2-4 games per day and now…nothing for three days! At least I managed to talk the organizers of the Seattle Sounders tournament at the Starfire Soccer Complex out of scheduling us during the … Continue reading →

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Iberian insurance as teams start to look for goals

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

Portugal obviously didn’t fancy heading into their last game against Brazil knowing Ivory Coast had a chance to run up the score against North Korea so they bought themselves seven goals worth of insurance this morning. By trouncing Kim Il-Bonkers … Continue reading →

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